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Tag Archives: Target 4.3
Major efforts are needed to make high-quality adult learning and education a reality worldwide
By Werner Mauch, Team Leader Monitoring and Assessment of Lifelong Learning, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Every three years, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning publishes the Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) to monitor the extent to … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged adult education, GRALE 4, lifelong learning, Target 4.3
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What is education worth? Should France be hiking its university fees for foreign students?
Recently, in France, not just the gilets jaunes have been protesting, but also students. Why? Foreign students have just been informed their fees are going to be lifted by around 11 times. The change will see international students who are … Continue reading
The Chilean students are back for more: protesting for education equality
For the third time in the past 12 years, Chilean students are back on the streets calling for equality in education. This time they are protesting a decision taken by the Constitutional Tribunal to overturn the Higher Education Law, which … Continue reading
Success in Dubai: Pushing ahead on SDG 4 data
By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Jordan Naidoo, Director, Education 2030 Support and Coordination at UNESCO As we unpack our bags following last week’s meeting of the Technical Cooperation Group (TCG) in Dubai, it … Continue reading
Posted in data, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, education, SDG4, sdg4 steering committee, SDGs, Target 4.3, target 4.7
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#FeesMustFall: Developments in South African Fees Struggles
by Dylan Barry, a post-graduate physics student at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He headed up the #FeesMustFall News Media task team in 2015, and the #FeesMustFall Economic Research task team in 2016 at the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Equality, Post-secondary education, tertiary education
Tagged finance, RTE campaign, south africa, Target 4.3
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Students play a vital role in holding governments to account for education
The youth version of the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on accountability was released today. It contains a call to action in the form of a global campaign, #WhosAccountable, to support the enforcement of people’s right to education ahead … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Report, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged accountability, right to education, RTE campaign, Target 4.3, youth
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A penalizing system of accountability in Australia exacerbates equity gaps in education
This blog is written by Dr. Emma Rowe, Lecturer in Education in the School of Education, Deakin University, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in Australia commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, australia, country case study, Target 4.3, Target 4.a, Testing
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South African inquiry finds free university education is not viable
The long-awaited report by the South African Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training, released by President Jacob Zuma on Monday, has concluded that it is not feasible for South Africa to abolish fees for higher education. This inquiry … Continue reading
Posted in tertiary education, Uncategorized
Tagged higher education, south africa, Target 4.3, tuition fees
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How to open doors to higher education for all: Look to the state of New York
Jim Malatras, President, Rockefeller Institute of Government says that New York’s recent offer of free tuition for state residents is a game changer for making higher education accessible to all. In today’s world, the lack of economic means shouldn’t stifle … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, higher education, tertiary education, Uncategorized
Tagged higher education, New York, Target 4.3, tertiary education, tuition fees
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Inclusive higher education in South Africa: not just a policy project but also an ‘ethical project’
By Professor Ruksana Osman, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa As the recent GEM Report paper showed, equitable and affordable higher education remains elusive to the majority of students from working class … Continue reading